Global Patent Index - EP 2416880 B1

EP 2416880 B1 20210421 - METHOD FOR STORAGE WITH ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL INDICATOR AND OBJECT SENSOR

Title (en)

METHOD FOR STORAGE WITH ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL INDICATOR AND OBJECT SENSOR

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM LAGERN IN VERBINDUNG MIT EINER VISUELLEN ANZEIGE UND EINEM OBJEKTSENSOR

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE STOCKAGE ASSOCIÉ À UN INDICATEUR VISUEL ET À UN CAPTEUR D'OBJET

Publication

EP 2416880 B1 20210421 (EN)

Application

EP 09807500 A 20091209

Priority

  • IB 2009055597 W 20091209
  • PT 10449809 A 20090409

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010116216A1] The current invention is related with the search, storage and collection of objects, more precisely of laboratory samples, more precisely blood rubes identified with barcodes. The current invention is useful for increasing the speed for finding a specific subject, without robotics or mechanical moving parts, thus allowing greater flexibility and simplicity of the system. The invention describes a storage (1) with the combination of an array of sensors (2) with an array of visual indicators (3), especially with light, coupled with a reader's identification of objects. The array of sensors (2) detects when a sample is deposited or removed, and the array of indicators (3) is used to indicate the location of the sample wanted. Thus, the present invention has application in the areas of laboratory sample storage, logistics and general health care.

IPC 8 full level

B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 9/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01L 3/5453 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 9/56 (2019.07 - EP US); B01L 9/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/021 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/022 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 35/00732 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2035/0491 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010116216 A1 20101014; EP 2416880 A1 20120215; EP 2416880 B1 20210421; PT 104498 A 20101011; US 2012001729 A1 20120105

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2009055597 W 20091209; EP 09807500 A 20091209; PT 10449809 A 20090409; US 200913257204 A 20091209